Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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